Rare Agricultural Solutions

Plant Diseases and Solutions

Source and Sink

Finding the source of where the disease is coming from and where the primary target that it affects helps us to be able to combat it more effectively, while saving you time and money in alleviating the issues.

Fungi cause around 85% of plant diseases. Weeds, soil, seed, nearby crops and crop debris are the source of fungal contamination in most cases. The sink for the diseases caused by the fungal contamination can result in stem rot, leaf desiccation, bud and flower rot, root rot and other diseases. The objectives of Rare Agricultural Products are to communicate with growers and have them understand what they have, why they have it and what can be done to solve the problem. The nutrient management and integrated pest management plans we design for your farm/garden are specific to the problems that we see and are verified using your local extension agent and best management practices. Click on our consultation page to sign up for consultation services, where a trained professional will come out to your farm/garden/greenhouse to determine what the issues are and develop a plan of action for the issues that are plaguing your plants.

Common Fungal Pathogens

Common fungal diseases for a wide variety of plants include: 🥀Fusarium Wilt 🥀Leaf Spot 🥀Powdery Mildew 🥀Downy Mildew 🥀Late Blight 🥀Fire Blight 🥀Rusts 🥀Early Blight Wilt Rare Ag Solutions: 🌳 Cultural (BMPs on your approach to your planting, equipment movement, personnel training approach to handling seeds and transplants) 🌳Horticultural (BMPs on your approach to pruning, canopy management, water timing, source and location and approach to changes in nutrient management in each stage of plant development) 🌳 Preventative (BMPs on the addition of preventative sprays, soil amendments and seed treatments to allow plant development that outpaces fungal disease formation) 🌳Consistency (BMPs on when plants need to be sprayed, pruned and monitored and maintaining a tightly adhered to schedule for all plant related activities) 🌳Harvesting BMPs (Pre-harvest pesticide and fungicide sprays with 0 PHI, SOPs on harvesting, processing and storage of plant yield to maximize quality and yield) 🌳Storage environment (Recommendations on storage environment, monitoring for temperature, humidity, fungal presence and taking steps to ensure the storage environment does not contribute to a decline in crop quality 🌳Transport and Logistics Protocols and Chain of Command (Ensuring that loading, transportation to the end user, and traveling procedures do not contribute to a reduction in crop quality upon arrival)

Rare Ag Solutions 🌳 Evaluation of the weeds (pests) that plague your farm, garden and even your greenhouse 🌳Evaluation of the changes that need to be made year over year in spray schedule, based upon weather, crops grown and plant physiological stage 🌳Introduction of Best Management Practices that focus heavily on preventative management, biological amendments and reducing waste to save growers money on nutrients while keeping disease and pest control efficient towards the problems you actually have

What are Spider Mites? How can They be stopped?

How to guide for the elimination of spider mites from your garden

Products for Spidermites

Koppert

Common Pests That Plague your Farm/Garden

🪲Aphids 🦟Moths 🦟Leafhoppers 🪳Beetles 🕸️Mites 🦟Whiteflies 🦟Thrips 🦟Leaf miners 🦟Scales 🪱Worms 🦟Fungus gnats 🦟Any many more

Rare Ag Solutions 🌳 We determine the type, number, and incidence of these pests to determine the best course of action. 🌳Where possible, the primary focus is to place physical barriers to keep pests out and biological protective products such as kaolin clay, bacillus thuringiensis, neem oil, horticultural oils and and other bioinsecticides prior to chemical treatment. 🌳Rare Ag Solutions means finding the right mix of beneficial insects and predators for pathogenic pests, PRIOR, to the use of chemical treatment. 🌳The goals of Rare Agricultural Products for both organic and conventional gardens are to reduce the need for chemical treatments. We do so by incorporating seed treatment and preventative measures early in the plant life cycle and by recommending products with minimal environmental impact first. 🌳Click the Solutions tab at the top or contact us directly at sales@rareagproducts.com to discuss your pest control needs.